What makes a Bentley a Bentley? You could do worse than ask Stefan Sielaff. Sure, Bentley is among the most British of all cars, and Sielaff was born in Munich. But he trained at the Royal College of Art in London, is a huge fan of British craftsmanship and, importantly, is now the supremo at Bentley’s design studios at Crewe in Cheshire, England.

In a 30-plus year career, Sielaff has produced a string of acclaimed designs for Audi and others.